University of Akron pays $550,000 settlement to PhD students to resolve deceptive-trade-practices claims
AKRON, OHIO—The University of Akron has paid a settlement of $550,000 to resolve a lawsuit filed in 2018 in the Summit County Court of Common
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Supreme Court of Ohio reverses Eighth District; rules that prevailing parties may collect attorney’s fees incurred in defending punitive damages awards on appeal
Yesterday, in a 5-2 decision, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled in favor of our clients Christina Cruz and Heidi Kaiser, affirming that “prevailing parties
Supreme Court of Ohio rejects KNR law firm’s appeal in class-action fraud suit
Today the Supreme Court of Ohio announced its decision to decline the KNR law firm’s request that it review and reverse the 9th District’s ruling
Testimony in Canton McKinley pizza case confirms that football player’s attorney fabricated claims of religious discrimination against terminated coaches
In the interests of correcting the record and mitigating the damage caused by the defamatory accusations of antisemitism that made local, national, and international headlines
Appeals court affirms class-action certification of fraud claims against KNR law firm
Yesterday, a unanimous panel of the Ninth District Court of Appeals in Akron (Carr, J., Hensal, J., Sutton., J.) issued a ruling affirming that tens
Federal appeals court rules against University of Toledo in professor-on-student sex harassment case
Yesterday, a unanimous panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Boggs, Clay, and White), ruled in favor of University of
Summit County court denies summary judgment to University of Akron; PhD students’ deceptive-trade-practices claims over School of Counseling accreditation loss to be heard by jury
AKRON, OHIO—Last Friday, Judge Susan Baker Ross issued a 15-page ruling denying the University of Akron’s motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit filed in
Megaphone assault case dismissed: Cleveland protesters no longer facing felony charges
CLEVELAND, OH — This morning, Judge Timothy McGinty granted the prosecutor’s motion to dismiss felony charges against Sydney Yahner, whose jury trial was set to
Lucas County court rejects religious group’s effort to close Toledo’s last remaining abortion clinic
TOLEDO—Yesterday, Judge Lori Olender of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas issued an order dismissing a lawsuit filed by the Thomas More Society on
The truth about the Canton school board’s indefensible decision to fire McKinley football coach Marcus Wattley and his staff over false accusations that they forced a player to eat pork against his religion
“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.” We at the Pattakos Law Firm have a